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Steve Flowers on the 1982 Governor's Race

Alabama Public Radio | By Steve Flowers
Published June 12, 2018 at 1:14 PM CDT

Fob James took the reigns of Alabama state governor January of 1979. His inauguration was a somewhat strange event, as Alabamians were used to a Wallace being sworn in as governor every fourth January since 1963...
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Politics & Government Steve FlowersFob Jamespolitical commentaryThe Wallace Reign concludesAlabama state governorshipinauguration19631979every fourth Januaryoath of office
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